CPSC Recall in 2005: CPSC, Dorel Juvenile Group USA Announce Recall to Repair Battery-Powered Ride-On Vehicles
See the recall details below. You can also see similar information for other consumer product recalls in 2005.
The recalled battery-powered ride-on vehicles include the Pink Corvette®, Torch Red Corvette®, Yellow Race Car Corvette®, Red Electroplate Corvette®, Fire Engine, and Batmobile® with the model numbers listed in the chart below. They were sold under the brands Safety 1st and Kid Trax by Safety 1st. The ride-on vehicles were manufactured between January 2004 and August 2005. The manufacture date is located on the underside of the unit and is molded into the plastic body as shown below. The circle on left displays the month of manufacture, the circle on the right displays the year of manufacture. The model numbers are located on the underside of the vehicles near the date codeRide-On Vehicle NameModelSafety 1st Pink Corvette®50503/50503ASafety 1st Torch Red Corvette®50504/50504ASafety 1st Yellow Race Car Corvette®50505/50505ASafety 1st Red Electroplate Corvette®50521/50521AKid Trax Fire Engine50506/50506ASafety 1st Batmobile®50527
An electronic malfunction can occur in the ride-on vehicle's circuit board and/or battery connector, resulting in smoking and melting of components. This poses a vehicle fire hazard and a burn hazard to consumers if components are touched while malfunctioning.
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The firm has received 49 reports of overheating or melting components on the ride-on vehicles. No injuries have been reported.
Major toy stores and mass merchandise outlets nationwide under the brands Safety 1st and Kid Trax by Safety 1st from January 2004 through August 2005 for about $300.
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